Now that ECM has essentially their full jazz catalog on line, I am using my Echo and Amazon Prime music to stream full albums much of the day...it's really great - I pick an artist - Kenny Wheeler, Dave Holland, Pat Metheny - and just totally digest all of their stuff.

I also stream lots of Ambient - Eno, Stars of the Lid, etc. Really works well as background when I am writing.

...if you're not, I highly recommend After the Night Falls, Before the Day Breaks, Mirrorball and Bordeaux...all collaborations with Harold Budd.

I went through a period a few years ago where those albums constituted most of what I listened to, as well as the 5 albums he released on his own. The albums with Budd have a distinctive sound, and of course, he worked with Eno as well.

It is a unique and quite wonderful sound world!

Thanks for posting!

Heard it today...

I've heard lots of full albums over the past month - includes albums by Queen, the Kinks, the Beatles, Willie Nelson, several classical artists and local bands.

Enjoy my music and podcasts during the day.

L-

Pretty sure that was the last start-to-finish listening ...

Whether it is a 6 song EP or a full 10+ song LP.

Not sure why, I saw it on Amazon Prime and played it. Was awesome to hear it again. Need to do more whole album listening.

Can be digital download of the album, CD, vinyl, etc.

and just played" If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears" by the Mamas and the Papas. 1967

I am a very big classic rock fan. Also love the Indigo Girls, mentioned by another poster.

to listen to. I'm sure most are scratched, but it will be good listening to them.

I have a very high end, yet dated sound system. Upgrading to state of the art system would ruin memories. Not that I don't go there though.

I was 12. And my cousin Gabriella played it for me.

Straight Shooter I think.

Think it was the 2nd to last big show I saw ... Jason Isbell was the last ... it was pretty good but it's asking a lot of Daltrey to sing that whole album at this point. He was wrecked by the end. Then did a few more songs after that too like Won't Get Fooled Again and Who Are You. The attempt was ... valiant. Loved their tribute to Entwistle ... Classic album ...

It's the best work of his career.

"Before This World". He just keeps getting better.

or oldies(40s, 50s, 60s) radio. don't like streaming stuff, seems wrong for some reason. i've always been a full album guy. if there's only one song on it that's good, it doesn't get played too often. i'm trying to go through my collection for the benefit of my 10 yr old son. we've been listening to recently:

Tennessee Ernie Ford-This Lusty Land
Beatles-early and late lp's
the Replacements- Live 86(awesome!)
Peter Paul & Mary-Moving
Bongwater-Double Bummer
Rush-Moving Pictures

those are the ones at the front of the stack.

There a lotta songs from Tim?

Are they playing in remotely competent fashion on it?

And yes, they're pretty competent - more competent than when i saw them open for Tom Petty at least, and a whole lot more competent than "The Shit Hits the Fans".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_Sale:_Live_at_Maxwell%27s_1986

I'd bet Paul really wishes he could have a do-over on that era ... that was their shot, and they blew it.

Making a better album would've helped, though I still love a few songs on that disc ... I actually really liked the much-maligned final album All Shook Down ... which was solo Paul in all but name. That was my senior year at college and I listened to it ALL the time back then. Had a ton of catchy tunes, just had to sort of forget who they had been circa-Let It Be and Tim and take it for what it was. Tim and Pleased To Meet Me will always represent 'College' for me, along with Lifes Rich Pageant & Document & Green, and Kick, and Joshua Tree & Rattle & Hum and The Queen Is Dead ... oh, and Disintegration, of course, among many others ...

The headlining show was not too bad - a little sloppy and drunk, but a good Mats show. I saw Paul solo about 10 years ago and it was a little looser than that show.
The Petty show was exactly what I'd heard Mats shows were like - incoherent, drunk and not giving a fuck.

My big regret - when they reunited a few years ago, they were headlining a festival in Phoenix. The rest of the bill was crap so I decided I'd just pick up tickets at the gate that evening and just catch them. There were plenty of tickets available so it should've been no problem.

Then a major monsoon blew through shortly before the festival was supposed to kick off, and a microburst completely destroyed the stage - they cancelled the festival.

But the Mats and one of the openers still wanted to play, so they moved them to a 1000-seat club. Didn't sell any tix at the door, only honored previously sold tickets on first-come, first serve basis. People were already packed in the place at 4 p.m. and the Mats weren't scheduled to play till 10. I was screwed.

It was the first time the Mats had played a club in 20 years, and by all accounts it was one of the greatest shows they ever played.

I'm in PHX area too, obviously.

Didn't know they moved the gig, but glad I didn't find out as I was just gonna show up and didn't have a ticket so wouldn't have got in.

At least there's some youtube vids from those late-era tours. Kinda hoping a well-made actual video/doc will come out.

Peace!

...loved it as a kid, love it just as much today...

I've listened to it probably a hundred times, I love it. Sorrowful, depressing, lyrically rich, right in my sweet spot. She's only 23 and I'm an old fart, always renews me when I can find some young artists that I enjoy.


Peace

Demons and Wizards
The best and most climactic ending to an album I think I've ever heard.

https://m.

Picked up a copy (along with the Scott Pilgrim soundtrack) on vinyl earlier today and listened to both back to back.

Title track:

I hope they really give it to Trump.

Down On The River

Like 5 years back I finally heard the album St Dominics Preview, somehow I'd never heard it, nor I think any of the songs save maybe one ... and I couldn't believe I'd never heard it. Whole thing is pretty good, but the title track is one my top 5 all-time favorite Van songs now ... love that tune ...

Lots to love, but one track stood out for me.

Now that your pictures in the paper being rhythmically admired you can have any one that you have ever desired, all you gotta tell me now is why, why, why, why?

She has dementia and I have found listening to music with her especially from our culture makes her happy and stops her from asking the same questions over and over and over again, and I enjoy it, too.

I love Yes. I think Steve Howe is one of the best guitarists ever.

A guitar masterpiece.

Heard a cut on the radio and had to find it, bought the album.

Really don't mind if you sit this one out
My word's but a whisper your deafness a SHOUT
I may make you feel but I can't make you think
Your sperm's in the gutter your love's in the sink

Glad they are getting the recognition:

http://www.metacritic.com/music/ruins/first-aid-kit/critic-reviews

Song from YouTube:

[link:http://m.

It’s pretty much my go-to driving music.

Paul Simon is one of the greatest song writers ever.

Right up there with the Beatles. Hard choice.

Originally released in 1985. Remastered and re-released in 2015.

Highly recommend it.

Topical. And that Gilmour solo at the end of Pigs on the Wing ain’t losing steam either.

Last album I played all the way through was The Tragically Hip "Day for Night"

Love that album. I mostly listen to live shows, but everyone in a while I gotta bust out the Macs unsung Bob Welch era album.

bought in Italy back in '72.....sorry can't post a pic, but it's a good one and I'm glad I've kept it all these tears.